| Phagwara | |
| Native Name Lang: | Punjabi |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
| Coordinates: | 31.22°N 75.77°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kapurthala |
| Founder: | Shah Jahan |
| Named For: | Phagu Da Wara |
| Government Type: | Democracy |
| Governing Body: | Government of Punjab, India |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 20 |
| Elevation M: | 234 |
| Population Total: | 117,954 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 288 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6117 |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 144401 144402 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Phagwara H.O Satnampura S.O |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01824 |
| Registration Plate: | PB-36 |
Phagwara is a city and municipal corporation in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 40 kilometers from Kapurthala, the district headquarter, away from Chandigarh, away from Jalandhar and from New Delhi. The city is famous for sugar, glucose, starch, fine fabric textiles, and auto parts manufacturing for engines in Punjab. This place is also known for the Shri Hanuman Garhi Temple, which has statues of the Hindu God, Lord Hanuman.
Phagwara started as a market town in the region, founded Chaudhary Phaggu Basra, a Hindu Jatt landlord of the area. The town's property originally belonged to him.[1] The town got its name from him, first as Phaggu Da Wara, then evolving into Phagwara. The town was then made into a trading center by the Mughal emperor Shah jahan but later failed as a trading hub and grew into a more rural character. In 1772 it became part of the Ahluwalia Sikh Dynasty of Kapurthala. The militarist Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib ji visited the city in 1635 near the end of his time as Sikh guru. One of his great devotees, Phagu, heard that Sahib was fighting the Mughals and coming to his city. He eventually left in shock, betraying his guru. Reacting to the situation, Sahib Ji said ‘Phagu Da Warra, Bahron Mitha Andra Khara’.[2] Thus, Phagwara’s name originally comes from that phrase.[3]
Phagwara is located on land between the Beas and Satluj rivers and is a typical Doaba city.[4] It has an average elevation of . It is located in the Kapurthala district, in the Punjab province of India.
As per provisional data of the 2011 census, the Phagwara urban agglomeration had a population of 117,954, with 62,171 males and 55,783 females. The literacy rate was 87.43 per cent.[5] The city of Phagwara had a population of 97,864, with 51,386 males and 46,478 females. Phagwara has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the regional average of 75%; male literacy is 89% and female literacy is 83%. In Phagwara, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.[6]
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Phagwara city, as of the 2011 census.
| Hindu | 73,845 | 34,877 | 38,968 | |
| Sikh | 20,635 | 9,988 | 10,647 | |
| Muslim | 1,434 | 663 | 771 | |
| Buddhist | 730 | 347 | 383 | |
| Christian | 280 | 134 | 146 | |
| Jain | 233 | 123 | 110 | |
| Other religions | 64 | 27 | 37 | |
| Not stated | 643 | 319 | 324 | |
| Total | 97,864 | 46,478 | 51,386 |